Medieval Death Trip

Medieval Death Trip

On Medieval Death Trip, we feature a selected medieval text (often historical, occasionally literary) that touches on the odd, the gruesome, the unexpected, and similarly curious incidents, images, or ideas. In addition to presenting the text itself, each episode features commentary and musings upon that text.

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MDT Episode 04: The Violent Death of Bishop Walcher

December 13, 2014 Medieval Death Trip 00:21:23 Comments Off on MDT Episode 04: The Violent Death of Bishop Walcher

Episode 4 continues the story of the murder of Bishop Walcher of Durham foreseen in our previous episode. Text from Simeon of Durham’s History of the Church of Durham.

MDT Episode 03: Concerning a Vision of Heaven and Hell and a Bad Outlook for the Bishop

November 28, 2014 Medieval Death Trip 00:23:07 Comments Off on MDT Episode 03: Concerning a Vision of Heaven and Hell and a Bad Outlook for the Bishop

First episode in a two-parter: we look at story from Symeon of Durham’s History of the Church of Durham involving a person who reawakens from apparent death to share...

MDT Episode 02: Concerning Another Cure for Extreme Swelling, a Sinful Clerk, & Some Lightning Bolts

November 14, 2014 Medieval Death Trip 00:26:34 Comments Off on MDT Episode 02: Concerning Another Cure for Extreme Swelling, a Sinful Clerk, & Some Lightning Bolts

On this episode, we look at an example of the kind of odd incidents you might find preserved in a medieval chronicle — in this case, the Lanercost Chronicle....

MDT Episode 01: Concerning Poisoning By Toad

November 1, 2014 Medieval Death Trip 00:28:35 Comments Off on MDT Episode 01: Concerning Poisoning By Toad

Our first full episode examines a tale of pirates, prisons, and poisonous toads, and the gruesome aftermath of combining those three elements together. This episode’s text is from The...

MDT Episode 0: Prologue

November 1, 2014 Medieval Death Trip 00:16:20 Comments Off on MDT Episode 0: Prologue

Medieval Death Trip launches with this Prologue episode, in which the premise and basic principles of this podcast are sketched out.

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